Easy2Boot | One Stick to Rule Them All

If you want to try new Linux distros and hate to keep burning DVD or usb sticks, or just want to have a usb in case something goes wrong with any of your computers or your partner, parent or whatever, this hefty little tool called Easy2Boot allows you ALL just that.

You can add as much ISO and additional software you want/need depending on the size of your USB stick.

Let’s get to it.

How to transfer photos from your iPhone to PC

iPhone SE just like mine

 

For a long time, the process of backing-up of transferring photos from an iPhone to PC running Windows or Linux, was painful. You’d need to hack  your way into it or yours e third-party software. As of now, the process is particularly easy.

Windows 10 | Some tips

Here are some tips/recommendations I make to make windows experience a bit better.

Windows 10 | Post Install

I’ve been using windows on a daily basis for the last 12-14 months. I stopped using Linux and adopted Windows as my go to OS due to laziness. Shear OG laziness.

Mind you, I’m not gonna dwell on privacy issues ad whatnot. The OS its just been working, but with a few glitches. I love linux, an I’ll use it forever. It will always be my primarily go-to  OS, but I simply haven’t had time or will to install, config and use it.

Over these months, Windows as proven to be a reliable OS, until late April early March (we’re mid-June by now) where I was confronted with the inability of updating my system. I’m thinking: this had something to do with dual-booting my machine? I don’t know the exact cause, but I do know i had to have a fully problem free machine, so LET’S FORMAT IT! and start from scratch.

Static IP Address and DNS Change on Windows

Hello all!

Today let’s make that IP Static and change the dns address.

The static ip address can be useful for example, if you have a lot of devices at home or office,  and want to keep track of every single one of them. The dns aspect side of the thing, allows one for instance to access blocked websites if your ISP or goverment blocked them.

Let’s begin.

Remove recently used files and folders

A possible title to this post could be: Return to classic Windows Explorer.

I simply hate this thing on windows, to force recently opened docs and folders on the explorer. I hate it to death. I’ve got no OCD, but the “classic” view is so much tidy and clean, that this option Microsoft forces down our guts, really hurts my brain.

So here’s how to go from a small jungle to the much adored“classic” view.

Change your computer name in Windows

If you made a really fresh install of windows, or if you just have an urge to make your computer more you, or even if you just bought a new machine you go to change the computer’s name. It’s mandatory.

Windows doesn’t ask you to do it upon a fresh installation, contrary to Linux. So let’s see how you can change your machine’s name in very easy steps.

Windows Update 1511-10586

Now this is something so big, it even had a blogpost  from Microsoft itself. I’ve been kinda away, I’m changing houses, moving in with the missus so this post is a tad overdue. Anyways i forced checked for updates and I’m greeted with the message to upgrade to the new Windows 10.